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[wickedflea]

I was thinking about seeing Running with Scissors tonight, but I've heard it's not very good. I loved the book, and I'll be fracked off if they've butchered it, so I should skip it, right?

LiveJournal comments is all jumble up lately.

I asked a couple of people whether my car would be safe in town this week with the Mississippi St. stickers on it. All I got was, "Welllllll . . ."

Borat deleted scenes here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0CKgcZ0KMJQ

List of movies I've seen in the theater this year, mostly for my own reference:


Hostel
Brokeback Mountain
Walk the Line
Capote
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Tristram Shandy
The World's Fastest Indian
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrades
TransAmerica
Full Metal Jacket (yeah, it's old, but I still seen it on the big screen this year)
Heart of Gold
Thank You for Smoking
Match Point
V for Vendetta
The Notorious Bettie Page
Talladega Nights
Clerks II
Snakes on a Plane
Jackass 2
The Black Dahlia
Little Miss Sunshine
Borat


What's that, 22 movies? That's insane. Prior to this year, I doubt I'd seen 22 movies in the theater EVER. Well, maybe, but not many more.

Oh, shit. I just checked the listings, and Running with Scissors isn't even playing in town. Maybe I'll try Birmingham this weekend if I decide I do want to see it.

OK, enough disjointed odds and ends.

Comments

[sarcasmosis.livejournal.com]

running with scissors is good, but crazy as hell. if you liked the book i'd say go for it. oh also i think a few of your movies are from last year.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Yeah, some of these came out last year, but hung around long enough for me to see them in 2006. I know that the last thing I saw last year was Memoirs of a Geisha around Christmas, and I know I've seen all of these since then.

I'm sure I'll end up seeing Scissors. I think I'm just preparing myself not to like it, as I often do with screen versions of books I like.

[m-fallenangel.livejournal.com]

Nat and I were looking for movies to go see last night, so I called the theater for a listing and then read up on the summaries.

After reading the write-up for Running with Scissors, it sounded like, if given the choice between slamming my dick in a car door or watching this movie, I'd seriously have to consider the pros and cons.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the write-ups, but I have read the book, which I enjoyed very much. I'm just worried that the movie won't be true to the book, which of course often happens.

[rufus.livejournal.com]

I haven't actually read the Running With Scissors book, aside from skimming it at the grocery store, which may be why the movie got the scrunchy face from me.

I mean I guess as a portrait of living with the mentally ill it was both humane and unflinching (and funny, in places) but mainly I left feeling kind of sad.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I think that's what I'm worried about--that the humor might not transfer to the screen. The book has an element of sadness, but it never ceases to be funny--which owes a lot to how it's written, of course. I can easily see that being lost, and the previews worried me.

Meh. I'm sure I'll go see it, though.